JEAN, W.Va. — The 2017 National Scout Jamboree was held at Summit Bechtel Reserve on July 19-28. Over 37,000 Boy Scouts from 39 different countries, ventures and explorers took part in the 10-day event.

Forty scouts and leaders from Blue Grass Council participated in the Jamboree, including six scouts and two leaders from Pike County.

Volunteer Services at Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) has set up a traveling book cart for patients and their families. The cart is a collaborative effort with the Pike County Public Library in Pikeville.

PIKEVILLE – Creating jobs, enhancing regional innovation and improving the quality of life across eastern Kentucky was the focus for the fourth-annual Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) summit held at the Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center on August 4.

PIKEVILLE — Nearly 1,250 people and more than 130 groups made their way inside the Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center to take part in the 2017 Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) Summit held on Aug. 4.